hp impedance analyser 4192a connections

[Ben1986]

Hi,

In our lab we use a HP 4192a impedance analyser with the old GPIB connection but the old computer it was attached to has died leaving us stuck as we can't find a new computer with GPIB and we can't transfer the GPIB to a newer computer

after searching the internet i've seen many diferent ways of either GPIB-USB or using a GPIB-PCI card i was wondering if anyone could help me find the best connectors and then the software to control the new connection as there is a lot on the internet and i can safely say i have no idea what to do or how to do it

any help would be appricieated

Ben

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@Ben1986 wrote:

Hi,

In our lab we use a HP 4192a impedance analyser with the old GPIB connection but the old computer it was attached to has died leaving us stuck as we can't find a new computer with GPIB and we can't transfer the GPIB to a newer computer

after searching the internet i've seen many diferent ways of either GPIB-USB or using a GPIB-PCI card i was wondering if anyone could help me find the best connectors and then the software to control the new connection as there is a lot on the internet and i can safely say i have no idea what to do or how to do it

any help would be appricieated

Ben

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I wouldn't expect new computers to come with a GPIB connector.

GPIB capability is an add-on.

The GPIB on your old computer is a card.

If it is PCI card, then it is transferrable to a new PC, unless the new PC doesn't have a spare PCI slot available.

[Albert.Geven]

In theory a USB-GPIB is equivalent to a card with gpib. You have to be sure for this old system that the GPIB settings are slow enough.

in MAX you can set the bus speed as most important parameter. Make it 2 uSeconds.

[Ben1986]

cheers for your quick responses, the card in the old computer isn't PCI and i have no idea what it is, so once i have a card what sort of software do i need etc, and where can i buy it

sorry i'm not the best with computers

[Albert.Geven]

If it is a National Instruments card call them

[Dennis_Knutson]

Since you posted to the NI board, you should get familiar with the software that NI sells. Their flagship product is LabVIEW. Go to the Products link at the top of the page and read about it and download an evaluation copy.

Of course, just about any programming language can be used with a GPIB card so you can stick with the one you are most familiar with.

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

Some of the old HP PC's had built-in GPIB, from Wiki:

HP computer products which used HP-IB included the HP series 80, HP 9800 series,^[18] the HP 2100 series,^[19] and the HP 3000 series.^[20] Some of HP's advanced pocket calculators of the 1980s, such as the HP-41 and HP-71B series, also had IEEE-488 capabilities, via an optional HP-IL/HP-IB interface module.

What type of software was the old PC running?

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@AnalogKid2DigitalMan wrote:

Some of the old HP PC's had built-in GPIB, from Wiki:

HP computer products which used HP-IB included the HP series 80, HP 9800 series,^[18] the HP 2100 series,^[19] and the HP 3000 series.^[20] Some of HP's advanced pocket calculators of the 1980s, such as the HP-41 and HP-71B series, also had IEEE-488 capabilities, via an optional HP-IL/HP-IB interface module.

What type of software was the old PC running?

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I hope for his sake, his PC is newer than those you've listed.

If he's got a PC that old, then he'll have to start over with everything, won't he?

[Dennis_Knutson]

Depends. Rocky Mountain Basic is still supported. That is what HP used.

[Ben1986]

the dead computer ran windows 95, and the software we used was in dos, no idea what it is or who wrote it i think it may have been one of the previous PhD students but i couldn't be sure,

the computer we'll get to attach it to will either be a new one or one of our old XP computers not like it needs to be top spec so prob dig out an old one

after looking around the site the USB connector and labview seems the simplest option even tho i'd need to learn how to use it.

the old card we have is GPIB-PCII / IIA which means nothing to me

Ben